This isn't a memoir as much as a love letter to Trevor Noah's mom. She's an incredible strong person and an inspiration. While it's superficially about Noah and how he grew up in South Africa, there are so many bits and pieces of her in his story that it could be her memoir as well.
Also this opened my eyes how much I don't know about South Africa. I knew that there was Apartheid and I knew Nelson Mandela was in prison for forever and then came free. That's about it. My prized German education has failed me, and I feel deeply embarrassed about this lack of knowledge and understanding.